OU police issue campus safety alert after reported sexual assault

Oakland University police have issued a campus safety alert after they say the Auburn Hills Police Department is investigating allegations of sexual assault near the Beacon Hill Apartments.

The assault reportedly took place at between 11 and 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday in a grassy area, located on the north side of Walton Boulevard near the entrance of the Beacon Hill Apartments.

Police say that the victim reported that three white males, two which were on bicycles and one on foot, approached her.

Lt. Ryan Gagnon of the Auburn Hills Police Department said the victim was walking westbound on Walton Boulevard from a concert featuring the bands fun. and Tegan and Sara, which was held at the Meadow Brook Music Festival earlier in the evening.

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The woman, who is not a student at Oakland University, engaged in conversation with the suspects.

“She had a conversation with them and by surprise they basically grabbed her and forcefully touched her,” Gagnon said. “She screamed and they ran off.”

All three suspects are described as being between 20- and 21-years-old, being between 5-foot-5 inches to 5-foot-8 inches tall and average weight, clean shaven and with shorter hair.

One suspect was wearing a white T-shirt, with an unknown pattern, another suspect was wearing a maroon or brown shirt.

The suspects then fled the area following the contact with the victim.

The victim was seen at a local hospital.

Oakland University was advised about the incident. Auburn Hills police are still investigating the alleged assault and looking at surveillance video in the area.

OUPD is advising members of the campus community to walk in groups and remain on alert. They also ask that community members be on the lookout and report any suspicious activity.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Auburn Hills Police Department at 248-370-9444 or OUPD at 248-370-3333.